Hydraulic control for oil burner fuel supply valves



Sept. 22, 1953 R. M. wlcK ET AL 7 2,652,848

HYDRAULIC CONTROL FOR OIL BURNER FUEL SUPPLY VALVES Filed March 16, 1949 2. Sheets-Sheet l George 7?. Kern ATTD RN EYS Sept. 22, 1953 R. M. wlcK ET AL 2,652,848

HYDRAULIC CONTROL FOR OIL BURNER FUEL SUPPLY VALVES Filed March 16, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 k I 0- 6b 7 26 INVENTOR.

iPobertfl LWpcN eorge 7?. Kerry A'I'I'D R N EYS Patented Sept. 22, 1953 OFFICE HYDRAULIC CONTROL FOR OIL BURNER FUEL SUPPLYVALVESJ Robert Maphis Wick, Washington, D. 0., and George Robert Kern, Arlington, Va.

Application March 16, 1949, Serial No. 81,755 2 Claims. (01. 137-110) This invention relates to control devices for valves in fuel supply lines to oil burners and the like, and in particular includes a hydraulic delaying unit for a solenoid actuated valve wherein the core of the solenoid is connected to a valve member in a valve body so that as the solenoid is energized the core opens the valve and the opening movement of the core is retarded by a liquid in a confined chamber, the said chamber being provided with a bleeder outlet having a needle valve therein.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a delaying action in a solenoid actuated valve wherein as current is turned on the solenoid does not instantly open the valve but coacts with a hydraulic unit which holds the valve closed and retards the opening movement thereof.

In the usual type of oil burner and particularly in burners designed for commercial use the fuel supply valve opens instantly as current is supplied to the air circulating fan and fuel pump and an excess supply of oil is accumulated in the discharge tube before the fan has reached its maximum speed and this results in a flash of black smoke or what is commonly known as back blast. With this thought in mind this invention contemplates means incorporated in the main operating circuit of the oil burner for holding the fuel supply valve closed and provides a comparatively slow' opening movement thereof to permit the fan to reach maximum operating characteristics before the full blast'of oil is supplied thereto.

The object of this invention, is therefore, to provide positive means for holding and then retarding the opening movement of fuel supply Valves of oil burners and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide positive holding and retarding means for valves of fuel supply lines of oil burners and the like in which means is provided for adjusting the time interval between the time the current is turned on and the time the valve is in the full open position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hydraulic unit for controlling the opening movement of solenoid actuated valves wherein fluid used in the unit is recirculated.

Another object of the invention is to provide hydraulic retarding means for solenoid actuated valves in which a by-pass with a relief valve therein is provided around the solenoid actuated valve.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hydraulic control for solenoid actuated valves which is of a comparatively simple and economical construction.

, With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists of the new and. useful construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more fully described, set forth in the claims appended hereto and disclosed in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a vertical section through a solenoid actuated valve with a hydraulic control and showing a pipe line with a by-pass having a relief valve therein in elevation,

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the relief valve that is positioned in one end of the bypass,

Figure 3 is a detail showing the valve member of the valve in the fuel supply line.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the hydraulic control of this invention includes a bellows-type liquid container I0 which is positioned in a casing ll having a head I2 and the device is provided with a fuel tank i3 with a return connection I4 having a check valve I5 therein, and an outlet connection I6 having a needle valve ll therein.

The upper open end of the unit i0 is provided with a flange l8 that is clamped between the upper casing II and a shoulder 19 of the head l2 as shown in Figure 1. The lower end of the unit it! is connected to the upper end of the stem 20 by lock nuts 2| and 22 and a washer 23 and the stem 20 is integral with a core 24 of a solenoid 25 that is positioned in a housing 26 and connected to a valve body 21 in a fuel supply line 28 through a base 29 and a bushing 30. The lower end of the core 24 is connected by a stem 3| to a valve member 32 which is shown in detail in Figure 3 and which is positioned to coact with a horizontally disposed valve seat 33 in the valve body 21.

The valve body is provided with an upwardly extended bonnet carrying neck 34 having a cylindricai opening therein that provides a guide for the valve member and the bushing is threaded on the neck 34 and also threaded into a boss 35 of the base 29. A gasket 36 is provided between the bushing and boss and a packing gland 31 is provided in the inner end of the bushing. The packing gland also provides additional guide means for the stem 3! whereby the valve member is maintained in alignment with the valve seat.

The valve member is provided with a bevel surface 38 that coacts with the valve seat 33, and a depending skirt 39 with V-shaped openings 40 therein extends downward below the beveled surface. The upper part of the valve member is provided with radially disposed webs 4| that extend outwardly from a hub 42 to which the stem 3| is attached. 7

The solenoid housing 26 is provided with an upper section 42 in which a boss 43 at the lower end of the casing l l is threaded and a gasket 44 is provided between the boss and upper surface of the section 42. A gasket 45 is also provided between the upper edge of the casing II and the shoulder it of the head [2.

The needle valve l1 includes a valve body 46 with a valve seat 41 and the needle or valve member is controlled with a hand wheel 43. The valve body is attached to the head 12 by a tube 49 which is aligned with the connection It and it will be noted that the upper end of the connection extends to a point 50 in the upper part of the tank I3.

The tank I3 is provided with a filling plug 5| and the return connection l4 extends into the tank through a nipple 52 having a union 53 therein, and the lower end of the return connection is provided with an elbow 54 that is threaded into the head 12 of the casing I l.

The housing 26 is provided with a compartment 55 having a cover plate and a terminal 51 for wires 58 and 55 of the solenoid 25 is positioned in this compartment for a conduit ex tended through the side thereof.

The fuel supply line 28 is provided with a bypass 60 which is connected around the valve body 21, being connected to fittings 5! and 62, and a, relief valve 53, as shown in detail in Figure 2, is provided in the by-pass.

The relief valve 63 is provided with a valve member 64 that seats upon a valve seat 65, and the valve member which is slidably mounted in an upwardly extended cylindrical casing 66 is resiliently held against the seat by a spring 6?; The tension on the spring is adjusted by an upwardly extended stem 33 that is threaded into a bushing 69 and this is provided with a collar (0 with an extended end ll that holds the upper end of the spring. The bushing 69 is provided with a packing gland l2 and the gland is sealedaround the stem 63 by a nut 13. The relief valve extends from the fitting E2 to which it is connected by a nipple l4 and the lay-pass 60 ex tends from a side connection it of the valve to the fuel supply line '38 through the fitting M. It will be understood that a relief valve of any other type or design may be used and any suitable means may be used for adjusting the tension of the spring to regulate the valve whereby it will open at a predetermined pressure. When the oil 4 is below normal operating temperature F.), the flow of oil through the control valve will be very slow due to the high viscosity of the oil. Therefore, the by-pass has been provided and the by-pass is actuated when the pressure on the supply line reaches a certain point. The oil will flow through this by-pass until the pressure in the supply line is reduced by heating of the oil below that required to open the by=pass valve.

It will be understood that other modifications be made in the design and arrangement of the partewithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

- What is claimed is:

1. In a liquid fuel supply valve control, the combination which comprises a valve body having a horizontally disposed valve seat therein, a valve member positioned to coact with the valve seat for closing the valve, a bellows-type fluid unit having a confined internal chamber integrally connected to the said valve member and positioned to retard opening movement of said valve member, a bleeder connection in said bel lows type unit chamber for retarding the flow of fluid therefrom to retard the opening movement of the said valve member, a needle valve in said bleeder connection for regulating the flow of fluid 'therethrough, a fluid supply tank communicating with said bleeder connection with a check valve therein for return of fluid to the said bellows= type fluid chamber, and a by-pass connection with a relief valve therein around said fuelsupply valve.

2. A liquid fuel supply valve control as in claim 1 wherein said fluid unit is integrally con= nected to said valve member by a valve stem, said valve body is provided with a guide for said valve stem and a packing gland is carried by said guide for sealing said guide.

RQBERT MAPHIs W ck.

GEGRGE ROBERT KERN.

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